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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garo Gambini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garo Gambini could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luca Fuschini's chin.
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185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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178 cm
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180 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garo Gambini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Luca Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambini misses with a hook. Fuschini ducked under it nicely.
Fuschini misses with a left hand
and Gambini counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuschini scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gambini in his tracks.
Fuschini misses with a looping left.
Fuschini closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gambini's guard.
Fuschini throwing strikes but missing.
Fuschini is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fuschini wants to control from the top but Gambini keeps moving.
Fuschini throwing strikes but missing.
Fuschini lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambini wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fuschini trying to control but Gambini is working from the bottom.
Fuschini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gambini is keeping the position for now.
Fuschini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gambini keeping moving, preventing Fuschini from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fuschini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gambini knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fuschini on the ground.
Fuschini showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fuschini postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fuschini trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fuschini tries to free his leg and advance position but Gambini is retaining full guard.
Fuschini drops back looking for a leg! Gambini is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gambini manages to kick Fuschini off! Fuschini jumps back into Gambini's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini thows a big elbow that misses.
Fuschini has gone for a leg lock! Gambini slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fuschini's guard.
Fuschini controls Gambini momentarily but Gambini frees himself.
Fuschini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gambini is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gambini wants to control from the top but Fuschini keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fuschini is looking for a triangle but Gambini pushes his legs off easily.
Gambini stops Fuschini from standing up.
Fuschini has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuschini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gambini's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Fuschini dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fuschini avoids the body shot from Gambini.
Fuschini has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fuschini there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Luca Fuschini has been cut.
Fuschini takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fuschini throws a jab when Gambini was well out of range.
Fuschini throws an off balance right hand
and Gambini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fuschini misses with a wild body shot.
Luca Fuschini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fuschini.
Nice defenses there by Fuschini.
Gambini moves out of range of the strikes.
Gambini throws a lazy right hand but Fuschini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuschini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fuschini misses with a body kick.
Gambini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuschini was well out of range. Poor timing from Gambini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gambini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuschini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gambini.
Fuschini shoots in looking for a takedown but Gambini manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fuschini's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fuschini looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fuschini throws a right and a left that Gambini avoids nicely.
Gambini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fuschini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gambini takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gambini takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fuschini falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Gambini to counter with a crisp jab.
Fuschini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luca Fuschini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuschini ducks right into an uppercut from Gambini.
Garo Gambini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini misses the jab.
Fuschini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuschini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gambini counters with a nice body shot.
Fuschini fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gambini avoids it really well and circles away.
Garo Gambini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luca Fuschini.
Fuschini looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fuschini shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gambini sprawls well. Gambini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fuschini gets slowly back to his feet.
Fuschini misses with a jab to the body
letting Gambini counter with a right hand.
Gambini misses the body punch
and Fuschini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fuschini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gambini.
Fuschini shoots for a takedown but Gambini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gambini lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gambini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fuschini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gambini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fuschini is breathing heavily.
Gambini preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fuschini seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fuschini trying to control but Gambini is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini throwing strikes but missing.
Gambini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fuschini throws a strike but Gambini rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fuschini looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuschini, not yet.
Fuschini has his foot on Gambini's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gambini works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garo Gambini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luca Fuschini's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fuschini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gambini.
Fuschini bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fuschini tries to score with some ground and pound. Gambini controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gambini takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gambini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gambini tries to get out of the position.
Fuschini laying and praying for a moment but Gambini takes advantage and regains half guard.
Fuschini content to control rather than advance.
Fuschini trying to pass the guard but Gambini defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fuschini trying to control from half guard but Gambini is working away.
Fuschini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fuschini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gambini's head.
Fuschini is trying to control the action in half guard but Gambini is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fuschini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fuschini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuschini looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gambini with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fuschini wants to pass the guard but Gambini is defending well.
Fuschini not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fuschini landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fuschini working over Gambini with some ground and pound. Gambini looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gambini is staying active underneath Fuschini, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gambini wants to get back to full guard.
Fuschini is looking for a kimura but Gambini is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fuschini to get the leverage.
Fuschini working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fuschini thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fuschini landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fuschini is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fuschini is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini lands with a punch from half guard.
Gambini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fuschini.
Fuschini looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gambini with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fuschini is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fuschini working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luca Fuschini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fuschini has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Fuschini!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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